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The FIELD Family Newsletter

37th Edition, February 2009, Edited by Dorothy Cefarin
Reprinted here with permission

Babies Are Beautiful
Congratulations

To Scott and Jenny Olsson
On the birth of their first child a daughter Ellie Grace born on Monday 12th January, 2009 at 1-30pm at Orange base Hospital. She weighed 3350 grams at birth. Ellie Grace is the first grandchild of Geoffrey and Kaye Olsson of Kiama Downs and is the ninth generation of Field descendants.

• 9. Ellie Olsson
• 8. Scott Olsson
• 7. Geoff Olsson
• 6. Ruby Olsson
• 5. Edith Wilson
• 4. Oceana Brown
• 3. Lydia Field
• 2. Edward Field
• 1. Edward Field.

Welcome to another addition of our newsletter but more stories are needed for this paper to continue so PLEASE send them in.

You may have a query or want to know something about your ancestors, dates, graves, where they lived, etc.. Someone out there may know the answer to your question so please send it in so that is can be printed and maybe answered.

Remember that David Rawsthorne and Colin Field use this Newsletter to update their own records. If you do not have access to the internet you can still send your stories, births, deaths and marriages, letters, queries, answers, etc. to:

Dorothy Cefarin
24 Eggleton Street
Blacktown 2148 Phone: (02) 9671-2129
Email: doff202@ unwired.com.au

A big THANK YOU once again to:
Pan Wilcox for her information.

For more Information on our Family Tree:
Colin Field
PO Box 8051
Rivett ACT 2611
Phone: 02-6288-9237
Mobile: 04 1860 7487
You can look up our entire family on Colin’s internet website “From A Distant Field” at http://members.pcug.org.au/~cfield/distantf/

David Rawsthorne
PO. Box 139
Lithgow, 2790, NSW
Email: daviddth@iinet.net.au
Phone: 0423 384595
You can look up our entire family and grave sites on David’s Website: http://www.davidrawsthorne.com/

I suspect there is a typo in your FLDNEW36, in that I read it as saying Ellen Lillian Thurlow “died 1937 (2 months after fathers death)". In fact she was born November 1915, about 2 months after father’s death. Incidentally, Mabel Elizabeth Keating (nee Magee and previously Thurlow died 19/3/1947 and is buried under the name of Elizabeth Mabel Keating at RC Rookwood.

A TIME TO REMEMBER

Rhonda Bassett has written a book called “Days Of Derriwong” which is a history of Derriwong and the people that lived there. If you are interested in purchasing a copy please contact Rhonda Bassett 13 Sylvan Close, Niagara Park. NSW 2250. Phone (02)-4362-3903. or Dawn Jones 50 Molong Street Condobolin NSW 2877 phone: (02)-6895-3827 or you can buy them at the Condobolin Library. The cost is $15. plus postage about $3

I spent the first 10 years of my life at Derriwong so have bought five to give to my sisters and family for them to reminisce. What lovely memories….. Dorothy. Rhonda has since been given lots more information so if you have some, let her know.

National Trust Heritage Festival
4 to 19 April 2009

Saturday 4: Richmond Villa 120 Kent St.
Sydney.. 10-00am – 3-30pm
‘Stars that once shone’ – found in the SAG Primary Records.
Ralph Hawkins, Archivist for the Society of Australian Genealogists will introduce you to some stars of yesteryear who can be found in our Manuscript collection including the family papers of Harley Wood, former Government Astronomer at the Sydney Observatory. Ralph will also show you how the collection can be used in your genealogical research. This lecture forms part of the National Trust Heritage Festival activities. $10 ($15 non-members) bookings essential..
Phone (02) 9247-3953.

Harley Wood is in our Field Family

The Good Old Days

In the good old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old…

Sometimes they could obtain some pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests and would sit around and chew fat.

Williams & Nowland Reunion

On the 4th May 2008 eighty five family members of Frederick George Williams & Charlotte Carr Williams (nee Morris) gathered at The Western Leagues Club, Bundaberg for the first of what are planned to be regular events.

Frederick, born 28th November 1864 at Calf Pen Station, Warren, NSW, was one of 9 children of Benjamine Williams and Mary Ann Gibbens who were married on 26th July 1853 in Sydney. Benjamin who was born 31st January 1829 in England had immigrated to Australia some years earlier.

Charlotte, born 6th December 1865 at Mt Clarence, Hartley, NSW, was one of 12 children of George Morris and Jane Lamb. Charlotte was also the Great Granddaughter of Betty Mitchell who arrived in Sydney, Australia on The MARY ANN in 1791 as part of the Second Fleet. Her 1st child Sarah was born 19th May 1792 at Parramatta, Sydney. Sarah at 15 yrs of age married James Morris in 1807.

Frederick and Charlotte married in1882 at Walgett, NSW. They had a family of 12 children 11 of whom survived to adulthood. Descendants from their children Albert, May, Ada and Bertie attended the reunion. Two of Arthur’s Grandsons accepted the invitation but could not attend on the day.

Frederick & Charlotte’s divorced in the early 1900’s and they both remarried.

Charlotte had another daughter to her 2nd husband Albert Hemsworth while Frederick had a daughter & 2 sons to his younger 2nd wife Louise.

Frederick was a carpenter, a shed and yard builder on station properties also undertaker and coffin maker around Walgett and Collarenebri. Frederick died in Collarenebri on 25th January 1951 aged 87, Charlotte died in Cessnock on 3rd June 1957 aged 92 .

One of Frederick and Charlotte’s Sons, Albert ( Scobie ) Williams, married Edith Hewitt in 1910 in Collarenebri and their 2nd son, Victor Albert Williams who turned 94 in May 2008 attended the function. Victor had a great day meeting up with relatives he hadn’t seen for many years. Victor is the oldest surviving Grandson of Frederick and Charlotte. Victor’s daughter Lyn Harold spoke of her father’s life growing up in Sydney NSW and the early years when he and his older brother Edgar came to Qld. She spoke of their years of riding pushbikes, trains and horses looking for work and working in shearing sheds. Edgar went on through his working life mostly in the shearing industry, becoming a union representative, organiser, and secretary then president of the Australian Workers Union. After Victor returned from the army in 1945 he took up jobs working in the forestry industry which he made his lifetime career. Descendants of Victor and Edgar attended the function.

In 1912 one of Frederick and Charlotte’s Daughters Ada Williams married Alfred Walter Nowland in Walgett NSW. Their marriage united the Williams and Nowland families. Ada’s Granddaughter Grace Schofield spoke of the Nowland family as she knew it from stories from her Grandmother and her children. Ada was 87 when she passed away in 1981 only 2months after her daughter Mary, (Grace’s mother). Descendants from Ada and Alfred’s 5 children Mary, Adele, Walter, Alfred and Kenneth attended. Their only surviving son Kenneth age 87 and his wife Margaret were unable to attend due to ill health. In the early 1920 Alfred and Ada moved their family to Kapun on the Darling Downs.

Within the next few years Frederick and Charlotte’s Sons Albert & Bertie also made the move to Qld spending their working years around the Darling Downs.

So at the time of the reunion 216 yrs had passed since the birth of our first ancestor born in Australia, Sarah Mitchell. With Great-Grandchildren of Grace and her sisters Lola Connellan and Esma Kelly there are 10 generations of descendants on the Mitchell/Morris side from Betty Mitchell living in Australia and 9 generations born in Australia. On the Williams side there are 8 generations of relatives born in Australia from Benjamine

Grace, Henry Mc Millan, and Lola and their families who live in Bundaberg acted as hosts for the weekend. The function began as everyone arrived to be greeted at the door by Pam, Lola, Dennis and Susanne then every one was given a name tag by Pam that she had made. There was much meeting and greeting of family members during morning tea. Some had not met for some time and some for the first time .

Victor’s son Alan Williams acted as MC to open the day with a prayer and welcomed everyone to the Muster of the Williams and Nowland Families. Grace Schofield then read a poem of greeting and also welcomed every one to Bundaberg. The Grandchildren of Alan and his Wife Susan, Thomas and Elizabeth Nicol, then said Grace before lunch.

Victor Williams and his great grandson Kgiaum Lewin, being the oldest and youngest on the Williams side, and Grace Schofield and Keaton Goode, being the oldest and youngest on the Nowland side, cut a large celebration cake while Sue Williams led the singing of “We are Australians”. Sue also entertained earlier in the day with her lovely singing voice with one of Victor’s favourites “ Count Your Blessings “while Wayne Nowland who had his own band in his University days entertained with his guitar and singing in the afternoon.

Large family tree charts and books printed by Henry and Pam McMillan along with many books on the Nowland and Williams families researched by Grace Schofield and Alan Williams and other family members over the years were on display with a large collection of family photos for all to browse.

Grace’s Son David Schofield was kept busy on the video camera and photo copier as we exchanged information. We are grateful to all family members who have shared their family information with us.

Copies of Family History, Photos etc and the Video can be obtained by contacting Grace or Alan.

We all look forward to the next reunion.

Grace Schofield.
07 41528126
graceschofield@acenet.net.au

Alan Williams
07 46330321
avwillia@bigpond.net.au

Biographical data
S.M.H. 30-7-2008

Notice of intended Distribution of Estate.

Any person having claim upon the Estate of Malcolm Frank Lamrock late of Wahroonga who died on 20th May, 2008 or Marie Vernon Lamrock late of Wahroonga who died on 10th December,2007 must send particulars of the claim to the Executors, Philip Lamrock and Timothy Lamrock, 40 Derriwong road, Dural NSW, 2158 within one calendar month from publication of this notice. Probate was granted in NSW on 15th July, 2008.

Josiah Stanton

Josiah Stanton sixth child of Joseph and Elizabeth.
Born: 27-10-1854
Died: 17-4-1936 aged 81 years.
Married: 9-5-183 to Charlotte Nation.
Born; 1858 Died; 29-12-1928 aged 70 years
Both buried in Cemetery Wesley Church, Castlereagh..

Biographical data

Uniting Church Archives.

Stanton, Josiah aged 28 years, farmer of Penrith married 9th May, 1883 to Lottie Nation, daughter of John McDermott, farmer and Phoebe Martin, aged 25 years of Black Creed.
Witnesses: Elizabeth Lennox. Wm Lennon.
Minister Rev. A. Parsons. Place house of Thos. McDermott.

S.M.H. 18-4-1936 - Death Notice

STANTON, Josiah 17-4-1936 at Nepean District Hospital late of Lambridge via Penrith, beloved husband of the late Charlotte Stanton aged 81 years. Interred 17th inst., Methodist Cemetery , Castlereagh.

Nepean Times

Sat. 18th April,1936.

Fatal Fall – Mr. Josiah Stanton.

Mr. Josiah Stanton of Lambridge died in the Nepean District Hospital this Friday from injuries received in a fall from a horse on Monday morning. Mr. Stanton was on his way home, when the horse slipped on the hard roadway on the Castlereagh Road below Andrew’s corner. He fell on his head, and suffered a fractured skull.
Assistance was forthcoming and Nepean and Hawkesbury Ambulance was summoned and was quickly on the scene. Mr. Stanton was conveyed to hospital.
The funeral will take place this Friday afternoon the interment being the Methodist Cemetery, Castlereagh.

Nepean Times

Saturday 2nd May,1936.

The late Mr. Josiah Stanton - The Inquest.

The district Coroner, Mr. Arthur Judges held an inquest at Penrith Couth House on 22nd ultimo into the death of Mr. Josiah Stanton of Lambridge who died at the Nepean District Hospital on 17th April from fracture of the skull and laceration of the brain from injuries received when thrown from a horse on the roadway near his home.

Evidence was given by Mr. David Broadbent (son-in-law) and Mrs. Field. It was stated that the deceased, who was a widower, residing with his son-in-law for the past seven years, left his house on the 13th on horse back for the purpose of taking some cows to a paddock a little distance away and had to travel a little distance to the main road in doing so. After putting the cows in the paddock, Mr. Stanton was returning home when his horse slipped on the bitumen roadway and fell on its side. Mrs. Field who saw the accident, went to the scene of the happening and found the deceased was unconscious. He was taken to the hospital, where he was examined by Dr. Barrow, who found that the deceased’s skull was fractured and that he was bleeding from the right ear. Mr. Stanton did not regain consciousness and died on the 17th. Deceased owned about 40 acres of land at Lambridge.
Lindsay John Stanton and William Wellesley Lennox were named as Exectors of his Will.

Josiah Stanton - Baptism

52/1594 Parish of Windsor - Presbyterian Baptisims.

Stanton, Josiah, b.27-10-1854
bapt.29-11-1854 Rev.J. Knight

Joseph Kendall Stanton

Joseph Kendall Stanton
Second child of Joseph and Mary Stanton
Born: 5-8-1893 bapt.30-8-1893 at Penrith Methodist Church by Rev. W. H. Williams.
Died: 14-1-1933 Penrith buried Methodist Cemetery Kingswood
15-1-1933, aged 39 years.
Married: 1918 Melba Coulson at Chatswood.
Born:1895 Died: 26-5-1980

Biographical data

S.M.H. Stanton, 14-1-1933 at High St. Penrith, Joseph Kendall (Ken) beloved husband of Melba Marion Stanton aged 39 years. Interred Methodist Cemetery, Kingswood, 15-1-1933.

S.M.H. Stanton, Melba Marion – May 26,1980 at hospital, late of Penrith, much loved mother of Helen Bassett of Quirindi, Colin of Emu Plains, mother-in-law of Len and grandmother of Bronwyn, Richard, Anne and great-grandmother of Penelope, aged 85 years.

Privately cremated at Rookwood Crematorium on May 29th 1980.

Nepean Times

Sat. 21st January,1933.

Found Shot – Ill health and unemployment

That Joseph Kendall Stanton died at his residence High Street Penrith on 14th inst. From injury self-inflicted with a pea rifle whilst he was temporarily mentally depressed through ill health and unemployment was the verdict of the district Coroner Mr. Arthur Judges in an inquest held at Penrith Court House on Wednesday.

Arthur Edward Gimbert retired Sergeant of Police stated that at about 9-50am on Saturday 14th inst. He heard moans coming from the deceased’s bedroom. He went to the room and saw the deceased lying partly across the bed. He spoke to deceased who was conscious and made no reply. Witness found the pea rifle fixed firmly between his knees. Unemployment had seemed to worry deceased for some time, in fact, since he came back from the War, he had been in bad health and that worried him.

Deceased who was 39 years of age was well known in the district and had many friends by whom he was much esteemed. He served his country in the war and no doubt suffered physical impairment thereby. He was a member of a most worthy district family, honoured and respected by all who know their fine personal qualities.

It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.

In English pubs, ale was traditionally ordered by pints and quarts… So in Old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them “Mind the pints and quarts, and settle down.”
It’s where we got the phrase “mind your P’s and Q’s”

Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. “Wet your whistle” is the phrase inspired by this practice.